Accounts Officer, Lagos

Our client is a major player in the upstream, and downstream segments of the petroleum sector. With a quality portfolio of oil and gas assets in Nigeria, their capabilities extend through upstream (exploration & production and drilling), downstream, trading of oil product, sub-surface engineering and data appraisal for geophysics and petroleum projects.

ROLE DESCRIPTION: Responsible for providing support in looking after the organization’s financial plan and also given the responsibility of financial planning and record keeping of all accounts.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Preparing monthly bank reconciliations and reports to accompany monthly management accounts.
• Audit payrolls.
• Ensuring compliance with taxation legislation and preparing tax returns.
• To supervise the posting of accounting information daily and ensure back up of electronic data
• Preparing journal entries for posting to SAGE
• Assisting with the preparation and consolidating annual accounting reports.
• Reconciling balance sheets on a frequent basis
• Analyzing expenditures against budget, investigating annual and monthly financial accounts.
• Preparing reports, budgets, business plans, commentaries and financial statements.
• Providing accounting support to managerial staff, colleagues and clients.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer service focus
• Must be competent in International Financial Reporting Standards
• Must be highly detail oriented and organized
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office application; especially Excel
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, and external agencies to maximize performance creativity, problem solving, and results

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Business related degree required

• IFRS Certification will be an advantage

• ICAN/ACCA Membership Advantage
• 2+ years of relevant experience

Only qualified candidates will be contacted.